The defining natural feature of Virginia's Lower Potomac is the Northern Neck, a peninsula of forests and farmland bounded by the Potomac and Rappahannock rivers and the Chesapeake Bay.
Virginia-Maryland Boundary on Chesapeake Bay/Eastern Shore. The initial boundaries for Lord Calvert's colony gave all of the Delmarva Peninsula to Maryland. Virginians objected, because there were already colonists established on the southern part of the peninsula.
Southern Virginia or Southside Virginia is a regional name used to refer to an area in the U.S. state of Virginia, which includes the North Carolina-bordering counties of Brunswick, Charlotte, Greensville, Halifax, Henry, Lunenburg, Mecklenburg and Pittsylvania, and the independent cities of Danville, Emporia, and
With more than 3,300 miles of shore along the Atlantic Ocean, Virginia is home to plenty of beaches. Newport News is a fun part of the state to visit, and whether you're a local or a tourist, you can enjoy a relaxing day in the sun at any of these nearby beaches.
Encompassing Lancaster, Northumberland, Richmond, and Westmoreland counties, the Northern Neck is one of the most historic regions in Virginia and the birthplace of three of the first five American presidents, along with other prominent families that helped form the nation.
A peninsula (Latin: paeninsula from paene "almost” and insula "island") is a landform surrounded by water on the majority of its border while being connected to a mainland from which it extends. In English, the plural versions of peninsula are peninsulas and, less commonly, peninsulae.
Hampton Roads is comprised of seven cities: Norfolk, Virginia Beach, Chesapeake, Portsmouth, Newport News, Hampton and Suffolk. These municipalities are in relatively close proximity, but are distinctly different.
The Blue Ridge Mountains are covered with thick forests and rise to elevations more than 4,000 feet in the central and northern part of the state. Virginia's southern Blue Ridge is a broad, relatively flat region, but the tallest peak in Virginia, Mount Rogers, is there (5,729 feet high).
The Virginia Peninsula is a peninsula in southeast Virginia, USA, bounded by the York River, James River, Hampton Roads and Chesapeake Bay. It is sometimes known as the Lower Peninsula to distinguish it from two other peninsulas to the north, the Middle Peninsula and the Northern Neck.
The Eastern District comprises the counties of Accomac, Amelia, Arlington, Brunswick, Caroline, Charles City, Chesterfield, Dinwiddie, Elizabeth City, Essex, Fairfax, Fauquier, Gloucester, Goochland, Greensville, Hanover, Henrico, Isle of Wight, James City, King and Queen, King George, King William, Lancaster, Loudoun,
Home to more than 1.8 million people, the Hampton Roads region includes the independent cities of Chesapeake, Franklin, Hampton, Newport News, Norfolk, Poquoson, Portsmouth, Suffolk, Virginia Beach, and Williamsburg and the counties of Gloucester, Isle of Wight, James City, Mathews, Southampton, Surry*, and York.
The Eastern Shore is not considered part of Hampton Roads - yet. Northampton County is less than 15 miles away from Virginia Beach, but major transportation links are limited to the Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel and the Bay Coast Railroad rail barge.
It is one of nine cities and seven counties that constitute the Hampton Roads metro area, officially known as the Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC MSA.
| Norfolk, Virginia |
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| Country | United States |
| State | Virginia |
| Founded | 1682 |
| Incorporated | 1736 |
Most sources say the name Hampton Roads originated with the Third Earl of Southampton, Henry Wriothesley, a wealthy English nobleman from the southern port city of Southampton, England. (And a close friend of William Shakespeare.) The earl took an interest in the new English settlement on what is now the Peninsula.
The 20 Safest Cities in Virginia
- #1. Broadway. +9. Population 3,908.
- #2. Bridgewater. -1. Population 6,125.
- #3. Lexington. +12. Population 7,098.
- #4. Berryville. -2. Population 4,361.
- #5. Vienna. -2. Population 16,660.
- #6. Purcellville. +3. Population 10,090.
- #7. Blacksburg. -3. Population 44,853.
- #8. Buena Vista. New. Population 6,272.
Hampton Roads is the nickname of the 7 Cities stretched along the Chesapeake Bay and Southeastern Virginia coastal region. These cities include Chesapeake, Hampton, Newport News, Norfolk, Portsmouth, Suffolk and Virginia Beach- each with unique, buzzing cultures and experiences.
